Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bregaglia Valley (Bergell), Grisons, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 29365
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29365.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bregaglia Valley (Bergell), Grisons, Switzerland": 53
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 37

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Albigna Valley
Bondasca Valley
Borgonovo
Casaccia
Castasegna
Forno Valley
Löbbia
Maroz Valley
Promontogno
Soglio
Stampa
Vicosoprano

Latitude: 46°20'53"N
Longitude: 9°37'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.348055555556,9.6272222222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Allanite	Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Ardennite	Arsenic	Artinite	Beryl
Bismutite	Brochantite	Brookite	Brucite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Descloizite	Digenite	Dumortierite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Heulandite	Humite	Kobellite	Lazulite	Linarite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite
Monazite	Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rutile	Scheelite	Schoepite	Serpentine	Sodalite	Spinel	Staurolite
Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Triplite	Vesuvianite	Zircon	Zirconolite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Te Th Ti U V W Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H Mg Na O Si Ti Y Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Ardennite Arsenic Artinite Beryl
Bismutite Brochantite Brookite Brucite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite
Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Descloizite Digenite Dumortierite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Heulandite Humite Kobellite Lazulite Linarite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite
Monazite Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rutile Scheelite Schoepite Serpentine Sodalite Spinel Staurolite
Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite Titanite Tourmaline Triplite Vesuvianite Zircon Zirconolite

110 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*
Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Ardennite-(As) ()*	Artinite ()*	Bavenite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*
Beyerite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cosalite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dumortierite ()*	Edenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Friedrichite ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Gladite ()*
Gold ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Grossular ()*	Helvine ()*	Hercynite ()*
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Krupkaite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lazulite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnesio-hastingsite ()*
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Pargasite ()*
Pekoite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Piemontite ()*	Powellite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schoepite ()*
Schorl ()*	Scolecite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Spinel ()*
Staurolite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Titanite ()*	Triplite ()*
Tschermakite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Uranopolycrase ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Winchite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	113762	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	113717	706
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	113741	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	113744	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	113764	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	113737	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	113734	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	113755	1036
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		718
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	113741	708
Ardennite-(As) ()*	Ardennite	Mn²⁺₄Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆	2	113758,113759	34
Artinite ()*	Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂·3H₂O	1	113741	75
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	1	113716	255
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	2	113717,113749	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	13	113716,113723,113725,113727,113728,113737,113740,113743,113744,113749,113756,113766,113767	4286
Beyerite ()*	Bismutite	CaBi₂O₂(CO₃)₂	1	113717	96
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	113717	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	4	113723,113724,113737,113766	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	113717	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	113717,113734	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2	113717,113745	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	113764	700
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	113739	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5	113717,113721,113726,113739,113753	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	113748	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	113717,113743	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	113717,113739	27198
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	3	113718,113737,113766	321
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	113734	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	1	113742	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	113744,113749	1025
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	5	113728,113739,113741,113748,113756	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	1	113719	289
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	4	113728,113737,113744,113751	1008
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	3	113716,113739,113756	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	113717	4165
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	1	113745	179
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	113717	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	3	113733,113734,113743	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	113739	9895
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	1	113743	231
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	0		160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	7	113717,113721,113726,113734,113744,113749,113753	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O	1	113747	138
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	1	113741	414
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	113724	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	113717,113764	9617
Friedrichite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈	1	113717	43
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	1	113743	192
Gladite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₅S₉	1	113717	67
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	113739	30554
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	2	113743,113749	167
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	5	113734,113742,113744,113746,113749	1544
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	2	113744,113749	237
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	3	113742,113743,113744	407
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	3	113744,113761,113764	246
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	113716,113734	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	1	113717	784
Krupkaite ()*	Meneghinite	PbCuBi₃S₆	2	113717,113726	80
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	1	113758	234
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	113737	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	5	113717,113721,113726,113753,113764	1271
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	113738	232
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	113717	987
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	0		80
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	0		238
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	113768	93
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	6	113723,113724,113734,113741,113766,113768	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3	113717,113739,113743	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	2	113750,113764	945
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1	113717	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	113723,113737,113738,113766	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	113734	767
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	2	113724,113766	144
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	113739	313
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈	1	113717	39
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	113734	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	113737	2273
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	113749,113758	260
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	2	113717,113743	494
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	113744,113749	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	113731	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	113734	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9	113717,113731,113738,113743,113749,113756,113758,113762,113764	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	1	113758	177
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	113758	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	2	113748,113758	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	113764	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2	113717,113743	4894
Schoepite ()*	Schoepite	(UO₂)₄O(OH)₆(H₂O)₆	1	113717	94
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	4	113723,113724,113737,113766	2705
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	4	113749,113754,113761,113764	390
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	113737	1516
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	4	113723,113737,113758,113766	1214
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	3	113742,113743,113744	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	113737	978
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	113731	2045
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	2	113717,113726	510
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	5	113724,113739,113743,113762,113764	4899
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	1	113729	233
Tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	113755	73
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	3	113717,113748,113766	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	4	113717,113721,113726,113753	890
Uranopolycrase ()*	Columbite	UTi₂O₆	1	113743	13
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	6	113733,113734,113735,113744,113749,113754	1395
Winchite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	113768	51
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	113717	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	113741	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	113766	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	0		140

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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